How to play set profitably?

with large sizings

Originally posted by Tomaloc
with large sizings

Tks Tomaloc. Please advise how you should play this situation.

Flop against the PFA and another guy behind, the flat call is probably the best line. Sometimes CO is starting some moves here. Since we're headsup i would raise here too, because there are some action killer OTR, we dont wanna see. With another flat call and a river check from villain we wont be able to double up.

But the raise should be bigger - a minraise looks nutty

As played - shove OTR after short tanking...

flop call is standard, turn is interesting.
being a midstack i think you either jam turn or just hope for the best and call and shove any river, any turn raise sizing already leaves you quite commited.
you're hoping to stack utg's AK/AQ, you lose to Ax:h and broadways ♥ and AA. this turn raise size gives him direct odds to call with his heart draws and thus doesn't achieve a lot.

I think with these stack sizes shove OTT would be the best option.

I agree with the shove on turn. With the current size we do not achieve much...

Tks everyone. Here is the result. The third heart showed up but I cannot let my hand go.
PokerStars Zoom No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Converted at http://www.handhistoryconverter.com/

Button ($0.78)
SB ($2.14)
BB ($7.86)
UTG ($5.38)
Hero (MP) ($1.15)
CO ($1.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 8, 8
UTG raises to $0.06, Hero calls $0.06, CO calls $0.06, 3 folds

Flop: ($0.21) 8, 4, A (3 players)
UTG bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold

Turn: ($0.41) 9 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.42, UTG calls $0.22

River: ($1.25) 5 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.57 (All-In), UTG calls $0.57

Total pot: $2.39 | Rake: $0.08

Results:

First of all play with 100bb.
The rest i cant comment on because i dont see the color of the cards,but at NL2 on this board you are a big favorite against UTG range, so just play for stacks, prob OTT.

I'm definitely flatting the turn here if I'd play serious midstack strategy myself in the hand, pot sized bet left on the river means he won't get away from an ace, and he can bet worse hands himself there, so let's let him
EDIT: also you might feel like the backdoor flush changes the board but not really, when he has AXhh the money's getting in either way, and when he raises UTG all the remaining combos are pretty much KQhh KJhh QJhh JThh KThh, that's just 4-6 total that are small number compared to the rest of his range

But since when you're starting out you should follow the beginner strategy, you should actually just be raising the flop to $0.35 and go all-in on the turn.